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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Dec. 7, 1967 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in advance Six months $1.25. COMMENT on Men & Things By J. K. BREED IN And now the church of the lowly Nazarene fjnds itself un der the stern hand of the Fed eral Courts. These brethren of New Or leans are swift movers, wasting no time on the slow processes of traditional church finance. This high-powered religious administration seems far from the methods of the Nazarene and all His humble apostles— what ? We may imagine much or little but financing a church by bond issue, with all the details and complexities involved may be a plan advocated by adroit men of affairs serving as trus tees of a church, but we of the humbles type don’t readily ac custom ourselves to church financing like W’all Street fin anciers. Boiled down, it is far from edifying to find a great tem ple of the Lord bandied about in our Courts. The coming and going of General Westmoreland does not impress us favorably. It may be above reproach but it has a strong political flavor. Rice eh? Ever hear of it? We of the lower counties of South Carolina have been fed on rice since the Ark of Noah landed at Ararat and may have found rice there. Who knows? Our Northern friends come South and find rice and they turn up their noses at rice Why? But let me tell you a story: rice was brought to the Caro- linas, as I recall, from the big island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa. But I can tell ycc- more: During my ten years in South America rice was on all tables twice every day—midday and evening. Ar- roz con carne (rice with meat) is a staple dish m Mexico, Cen tral and South America. And more yet: rice is eaten all over Asia, by many millions of people. Rice is now found in Texas—now a large produc er all Central America, all S. Africa, Africa and throughout Asia. So when some bright man turns up his nose at our rice, remind him that he is quite uninformed alxuit the foods of the world. Except fish 1 know of no food as commonly consumed as rice. South Carolina produces very little rice today; we buy it from Texas, I think. It is the stuff of Texas—and per chance President Johnson eats it so I hasten to assure vou that the eating of rice will not transform you from a Thomas Jefferson Democrat to an idio syncratic statesman. "Rice is one of the oldest foods known to man, and yet it is as modern and as import ant to the homemaker as any food in the space age. The Chinese sang the praises of rice more than 5000 years ago, but not until 1085 did it find its way to America. A ship sailing from Mada gascar suffered heavy storm damage and sailed into the port of Charleston, for renairs. The captain gave a handful of rice seed to a local planter. The crop grew well, and soon ‘Car olina’ rice was acclaimed the standard of high quality around the world. For more than 100 years rice was principally grown in South Carolina’s inland swamp land; then in 1800 it began moving westward. Today Ar kansas, Louisiana, Texas and California have taken the lead in production. Each year this production has increased, boost ing the United States above Red China and to the position of third largest exporter of rice in the world. Burma and Thailand take the first and second spots. Modern milling and process ing has set rice among the most convenient and nutritious of foods. Although there are some 7,000 known varieties, you need only concern yourself with three different lengths and four different kinds. ‘Long, 1 med ium and ‘short’ are the stand ard lengths. The long cooks light and fluffy, perfect for salads, curries, and stews. The medium and short grains are moist and clinging, more suit able for croquetts, puddings and molds. Of the four kinds white rice is probably the most familiar. Its hull and bran have been re moved to leave a snow-white grain in all three lengths. ‘Converted’ rice is white rice which has been parboiled, steamed and dried to lock in more of the vitamin content. ‘Brown rice has a nutty flavor and requires longer cooking because only the outer hull has been removed. The jet age ad dition to the rice family is the ‘precooked’ or instant rice, which is usually long grained and takes very little cooking. ‘Wild rice’ is often mistaken ly grouped with the rice fam ily. Actually the name is mis leading, for wild rice is the seed of a water grass native to the Great Lakes region and not a rice at all. Because sup plies are limited and gathering is tedious the price for wild rice i is far h igher than for any of tl le pro 1 /lously nu “ntiuned k i mis of rice W hen you shop, check the label to he sure the rice 13 ‘enric bed ’ wi th B-vitam ins and iron. Th en, never wash . it be- fore or afte r cooking. J U: M steam it the low country way or fry it like the Oi •ien- ta 1 s and serve it any time of the ( lay. Rio e is always right.” Th is reada hie account of rice I lifted from the readable Ben- nettsville Journal, Marlboro IT raid-Advocate of Bennetts- vi lie. A word more alxiut rice: 1 would not pose as an author ity on the preparation of rice for the table. I know, as old Southerners know, that an old time cook can make many del icious dishes with rice, but 1 am not a cook. As a cook 1 reached the zenith of my fame in bringing water to a boil. That about rounds out my zeal and skill in the kitchen. I endorse wholeheartedly the decision of our Baptist Conven tion to decline to appeal for Federal funds. The Baptists are a wealthy tribe, but as servants of the Most High wc have within our membership the bounty of Je hovah and w r e should not beg and plead for Government monev. GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY for new science and mathematics building at Newberry College is scheduled for Thursday (today) at 12:45 p.m. Trustees will join with President Wiles, faculty and student representatives in marking the start of construction on the $1 1-4 million structure. Completion is expected by early 1969. Roof deck, in architect’s drawing of the new laboratory and classroom building, is for astronomical observations. What we need is to call to Jehovah with a resolution to do our part in the case. I wonder if we are above having real religion, the Old Time Religion which seemed good enough for our fathers, General Lee, Stonewall Jackson —and our grandfathers and grandmothers. Observe this clipping from the greatest journal of finance in Aunerica: “Easy money means lower interest rates. Or does it mean higher interest rates? Tight money means higher interest rates. Or does it mean lower interest rates? A tax increase will stem inflation. Or will it intensify inflation? As if to day’s economic situation were not murky enough, doubts a- bout some traditional economic concepts are proliferating. The ‘new economics’ of the early boom years has been supplant ed, to a considerable extent, by a new uncertainty. This uncer tainty is most apparent in ac ademic circles. But is isn’t go ing unnoticed within the per plexed ranks of public and private policy-makers. Skeptics have long question ed the practicality of the new economics, whose tenets in clude the conviction that deft fiscal and monetary maneuver ing can produce sustained busi- nes growth and prevent reces sions. (T do not believe reces sions are inevitable’, affirmed President Johnson in his 1965 economic report to Congress.) The new uncertainty, how ever, extends beyond the be lief that the new economics is unmindful of political realities, such as Congressional abhor rence of tax increases. The new uncertainty involves a larger doubt: Even if political hurdles are overcome, do economic maneuvers produce the desir ed results? ” R. E. Dominick died Monday Rufus Elgon Dominick, 60, of Ruote 1, Little Mountain, died. Monday after a long ill ness. He was a native of Newber ry county and a son of the late John Dudley and Maggie Fulmer Dominick. He was a carpenter, farmer and former council member of St. Peter’s Lutheran church. Surviving are two sons, Har vey and John Dominick of Lit tle Mountain; a daughter, Mrs. Hugh Leitzsey, Pomaria; four sisters, Mrs. Clarice Whitman of Prosperity, Mrs. Olive Fel der of Columbia, Mrs. Frances Brashier of Greenville, and Mrs. Julia Senn of Newberry; four brothers. Gary, Monroe and Royce Dominick, of Pros perity and Floyd Dominick of Newberry. Funeral services were held from his church by Rev. John Zeigler. Burial was in the church cemetery. Miss Mary Frick rites Thursday Miss Mary Evangeline Frick, 55, died early Wednesday at her home, Route 1, Chapin. She had been in declining health for several years. She was born and reared in the Pineywoods section of Lex ington county and was the daughter of Walter J. Frick and the late Carrie Mae Lind- ler Frick. She was a member of St. Peter’s (Pineywoods) Lutheran church. Miss Frick was a retired nursing assistant and was em ployed at the Newberry county Memorial hospital for a num ber of years. Miss Frick is survived by her father, Walter J. Frick, Chapin; three brothers, David W. Frick, Carroll L. Frick and Claude R. Frick, all of Chapin; three sisters, Mrs. Virgil Ful mer, Mrs. Sam Stoudemire, both of Chapin, and Mrs. Cur tis Martin, Prosperity. Funeral services were held Thursday from her church with Rev. John Zeigler conducting the service. Burial was in the church cemetery. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 Mike Douglas, 4:30 p.m. Don Rickies is co-host for the week. Color. The Lucy Show, 8:30 p.m. Carol Burnett guest-stars. ('olor. Thursday Movie, 9 p.m. "Utuer Capricorn,” with In grid Bergman. Joseph Cotton. ('olor. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 Corner Pyle . . . USMC, 8:30 p.m. Comer and Lou-Ann double date with Sgt. Carter and Bun ny. Color. Friday Movie, 9 p.m. “Tickle Me,” with E 1 v i s 1 ‘res ley, Julie Adams. CBS News Special 10:15 p.m. Julie Adams A preview of Lynda Bird Johnson’s wedding. Color. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 N EL Football, 3:45 p.m. Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams. Color. My Three Sons, 8:30 p.m. Robbie and Katie move into an apartment. Color. SENBAY, DECEMBER 9 NFL Football, 1 p.m. Double Header: Washington Redskins vs. Pittsburgh Steel- ers; Cleveland Browns vs. St. Louis Cardinals, ( olor. A Charlie Brown Christmas, 7:30 p.m. Charlie Brown searches for the true mean ing of Christ- Snoopy mas. Color. MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 Mike Douglas, 4:30 p.m. 5 Governor’s wives will be co-hosts this week. Color. Best of Hollywood, 7 p.m. “Susan Slept Here,” with Debbie Reynolds. Color. Family Affair, 9:30 p.m. Cissy and Huffy become in terested in show-business ca reers. Color. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 12 Daktari, 7:30 p.m. A herd of wild elephants go on a rampage. Color. Red Skelton, 8:30 p.m. Milton Berle and singer Dus ty Springfield guest-star. ('olor. CBS Reports, 10 p.m. "What About Ronald Rea gan?” traces the life, career and political rise of the Cali fornia governor. ('olor. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13 Theater Three, 7 p.m. “The ^ Violent Road,” with Brian Keith. Merv Griffin Christmas Special 10 p.m. Arthur Tre; icher guest-stars. Color.